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Nineteen sailors have been killed and 15 others wounded in a "friendly fire" incident involving two Iranian naval vessels, the navy has said.
Iranian state media reported that a new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran hit the light support ship Konarak on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman.
The accident happened during a training exercise near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's armed forces regularly hold exercises in the strategic waterway.
The "Konarak vessel was struck with a missile yesterday [Sunday] afternoon during a military exercise in the waters of Bandar-e Jask" off Iran's south coast, state TV said on its website.
"The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target," it added.
The incident happened near the port of Jask, some 1,270km (790 miles) south-east of Tehran, in the Gulf of Oman, state TV said.
The Jamaran and Konarak are said to belong to naval forces of the Iranian military.
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Iranian state media reported that a new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran hit the light support ship Konarak on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman.
The accident happened during a training exercise near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's armed forces regularly hold exercises in the strategic waterway.
The "Konarak vessel was struck with a missile yesterday [Sunday] afternoon during a military exercise in the waters of Bandar-e Jask" off Iran's south coast, state TV said on its website.
"The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target," it added.
The incident happened near the port of Jask, some 1,270km (790 miles) south-east of Tehran, in the Gulf of Oman, state TV said.
The Jamaran and Konarak are said to belong to naval forces of the Iranian military.
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